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Korea Warm Current, East — ▪ current, Sea of Japan surface oceanic current, the northward flowing branch of the Tsushima Current in the Sea of Japan. After flowing along the coast of Korea, the East Korea Warm Current turns eastward and divides into the Tsugaru Warm… … Universalium
Japan, Sea of — or East Sea Branch of the western Pacific Ocean, bounded by Japan, by Sakhalin Island, and by Russia and Korea on the Asian mainland. It has a surface area of about 377,600 sq mi (978,000 sq km), a mean depth of 5,748 ft (1,752 m), and a maximum… … Universalium
Sea of Japan — Japanese name … Wikipedia
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
Pacific Ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 ft. (10,800… … Universalium
Geography of Japan — Continent Asia Region East Asia Coordinates … Wikipedia
Oceanic climate — For the influence of oceanic/maritime climates on viticulture, see maritime climate (wine). World map showing the oceanic climate zones, as defined by the Köppen climate types Cfb and Cfc. An oceanic climate, also called marine west coast climate … Wikipedia
Tsushima Strait — nihongo|Tsushima Strait|対馬海峡|tsushima kaikyō, also known as the Tsu Shima Strait or Tsu Shima Strait ) is the eastern channel of the Korea Strait, which lies between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.The Tsushima … Wikipedia
Hokkaido — For the dog breed, see Hokkaido (dog). Hokkaido Japanese transcription(s) – Japanese 北海道 – Rōmaji Hokkaidō … Wikipedia
